Sportsman of the Year
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 8 / 8
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sportsman of the Year. DESCRIPTION: A large number of sporting personalities were present when the Sportsman of the Year Trophy presented by Sporting Record was awarded to Gordon Pirie. A superb trophy was also awarded to Britain’s first horse woman, Pat Smythe. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Various shots of sporting personalities including Tommy Lawton, the Bedser twins, Sydney Wooderson and Roger Bannister. Patsy Hendren, Yvonne Sugden and Pat Smythe. Gordon Pirie arrives. Pirie presented with cup by Lord Aberdare (Aberdâr). Pirie makes speech. Miss Pat Smythe presented with horse jumping trophy. Makes speech. Good CU photograph on wall of Gordon Pirie. CU Sportsman of the Year Trophy.
- Keywords
- Sport; Mass media; Ceremonies
- Locations
- London; Savoy Hotel
- Card file number
- 60816
- Credits:
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- Camera
- Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
- Commentator
- Lionel James Gamlin
- Camera
- Martin Gray
- Length of story (in feet)
- 170
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